# Parish Councils Act expands elected local government (1894)

URL: https://english-history.com/timeline/1894-parish-councils-act-expands-elected-local-government
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Elected civil parish councils were created in rural England and Wales. Within the broader Victorian Britain period, industrial society, mass politics, public-health reform, global empire and the Irish question dominated public life. This event is placed at 1894 in the chronology so it can be read alongside the political, military, social and cultural changes around it. The act extended democratic participation into local communities.

## Why it matters
The act extended democratic participation into local communities.

Ruler at the time: [Victoria](https://english-history.com/rulers/victoria)

## Sources
- [Wikipedia topic lookup — Parish Councils Act expands elected local government](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:Search?search=Parish+Councils+Act+expands+elected+local+government&go=Go)
- [Encyclopaedia Britannica topic lookup — Parish Councils Act expands elected local government](https://www.britannica.com/search?query=Parish+Councils+Act+expands+elected+local+government)
- [Wikipedia — Timeline of British history](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Timeline_of_British_history_%281800%E2%80%931899%29)
- [The National Archives — Victorian resources](https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/education/)